A ground-breaking ceremony was held at Eastbourne District General Hospital to mark the start of building works on a new Elective Care Hub.

The purpose-built day surgery unit will include a pre-assessment area, four theatres, admission, recovery and discharge space plus associated support facilities.

The new elective hub is due to open March 2025. Once open, residents from across Sussex will be able to have their day surgery procedure performed more quickly and in a purpose-built environment.

The new unit is expected to increase the amount of day surgery procedures that takes place across Sussex.

The hub will be open from 7am to 11pm, with procedures taking place from 8am to 6pm, initially five days a week, moving to six days in the future.

The project is a partnership between East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust and partners at NHS Sussex and NHS England.

Find out more about the new hub: Ground broken for new Elective Care Hub at Eastbourne DGH.